A concise review of the brown seaweed Sargassum thunbergii — a knowledge base to inform large-scale cultivation efforts

Sargassum thunbergii is a brown macroalga endemic to the northwest Pacific. It plays important ecological roles in the structure and maintenance of coastal marine ecosystems. The bioactive compounds extracted from S. thunbergii have been extensively documented for potential use in anti-obesity, anti...

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Published in:Journal of applied phycology 2021-12, Vol.33 (6), p.3469-3482
Main Authors: Liu, Fu-Li, Li, Jing-Jing, Liang, Zhou-Rui, Zhang, Quan-Sheng, Zhao, Feng-Juan, Jueterbock, Alexander, Critchley, Alan T., Morrell, Stephen L., Assis, Jorge, Tang, Yong-Zheng, Hu, Zi-Min
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algae
Amino acids
Anti-inflammatory agents
Anticancer properties
Antioxidants
Aquaculture
Bioactive compounds
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Breeding
Climate change
Coastal ecosystems
Coastal structures
Cultivation
Dietary minerals
Ecology
Fatty acids
Food
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Functional foods & nutraceuticals
Genetic structure
Harvesting
Inflammation
Knowledge bases (artificial intelligence)
Laboratories
Life history
Life Sciences
Lung cancer
Marine ecosystems
Minerals
Natural populations
Natural resources
Neoplasms
Oxidants
Oxidizing agents
Pharmaceuticals
Plant Physiology
Plant Sciences
Population genetics
Reviews
Sargassum thunbergii
Seaweeds
Seedlings
Tumors
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Summary:Sargassum thunbergii is a brown macroalga endemic to the northwest Pacific. It plays important ecological roles in the structure and maintenance of coastal marine ecosystems. The bioactive compounds extracted from S. thunbergii have been extensively documented for potential use in anti-obesity, anti-inflammatory activity, anti-tumor, anti-oxidant and aquacultural drugs. The species is edible and contains relatively high levels of proteins, minerals and several types of amino acids. The present work compiles recently published literature on S. thunbergii , with particular focus on cultivation efforts in China, including the breeding of seedlings and cultivation at sea. A concise review of possible applications is given. Distribution, range shifts associated with past climate change, population genetic structure and connectivity, life history, reproduction and development are all detailed. The review provides important guidelines for future large-scale farming of S. thunbergii . This will help aquaculturalists (phyconomists) to meet the expected increases in demand by industrial users. It will also help to conserve natural populations which may be declining due to destructive harvesting and rapid ocean changes.
ISSN:0921-8971
1573-5176
DOI:10.1007/s10811-021-02557-2